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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-04-30

The Fayette Democrat in an edi-
torial on the West Virginia Senator
ial muddle illustrates the subject
with this anecdOte:
"Did you ever hear the story of the
wrecked sailor off the coast of North
Corolina, who being saved by a mir
acle as it were, from the sea, swore
he would never "go to sea" again :?
Well, he hired himself to a farmer,
who put him to work blowing in the
field, with steer, pet beifer and
donkey for his team, the donkey in
the lead. He did his best to break
up the ground as best he could but
when the steer SHE'D off from the
pillow clear around with his head to
the pillow, and the heifer doing the
same, and closing in on the donkey
on both sides, too much in order of
'squeeze;' when the donkey opened
up the batteries of his heels, the sail
or left off, went to the house and
told the farmer he must give up the
job that the 'larbo'rd OK had round
ed up to 'starbo'rd' and the star
bo'rd OK swung round to 'larbo'rd'
and between 'em they got the jackass
'amidship' and the whole 'rig' had
gone to hell over the hill together,
and he guessed he'd try the sea
again."
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"B. & 0. Deal" Talk Again.
From The Sunday Herald.

From The Sunday Herald.
Interest in the great Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad IDEAL" was revived
yesterday by the knowledge of the
arrival here of George Ii. Stayner,
the partner of Henry S. Ives. 1t
was known that he mad conference
with President Garrett, but the ma
ture of that conference was not di-
yulged until some time after Stayner
had left Baltimore.
Some of the stock directors of the
Baltimore and Ohio met Mr.. Garrett
late in the afternoon to whom he
umbosomed himself to a certain ex-
tent. He told these gentlemen that
Mr.. Stayner had come here merely
to examine some securities and that
their conference was very short. Mr..
Garrett said that everything was pro-
crossing as well as could be expected.
Referring to the fact. that the OPP
tions given him on the additional
amount of stock which he required
to enabled. himsto make the "deal,"
he said that while that option expir-
ed to-morrow.the owners of the stock
had, with one accord, signified their
willingness to extend the time indef-
initely.
One of the gentlemen present ask
ed Mr.. Garrett if he thought the mat
ter would be settled before he (Mr.
Garrett) left for Europe. Garrett re-
piled that he did not propose to leave
on his European tour before June,
and that he was quite certain that
before that .times everything would
be arranged.
"How about building a line from
Philadelphia to New York ?" was
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-04-30
Iowa Business Men Aroused.

Dies MONIES. Iowa, April. 26-The
wide spread discomfort among ship
pers of the State over the alleged per-
version of the state commerce
law by the railway cumpanies in
seeking to exact extortionate rates
is assuming the form of a project to
call special session of the legislature
for the sole purpose of legislating on
the transportation problem. Through
inquiry among the wholesale jobbers
it is learned that for several days past
wholesale dealers as well as stock
and grain shippers have been in act
i've correspondence with the end in
view of holding a series of public
meetings in order to give forcible ex-
preston to public discomfort. These
Will be followed up with request to
the governor to convene the legisla-
ture in extra session to pass the nee
essary law to force the railways to
interpret the interstate commerce
law in its true spirit instead of taking
technical advantage of isolated claus
eS to render it odiouS.
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Newspapers in 1887.

Geo. p. Rowell & Co., of New
York, will issue on Monday, May
End, the Nineteenth annual edition
of their standard publication, the
"AmerIcan Newspaper Directory"
The new volume contains an ex-
haustiYe list of all Glass Publications
so admirably arranged that any one
of the three thousand papers repre-
scented there can be readily referred
to and all important facts cOcerning
it, together with its circulation "a
ting, easily obtained.
The Newspaper Directory will be
used principally by Publishers, Adj
vertisers and Advertising Agents,
but the vast fund of information it
contains makes it valuable to persons
of almost every trade and profession.
AS Gazetteer alone it is we'll worth
the price charged, $500, for it fully
describes every town in which a
newspaper is Issued, and few people
care to know about any place where
one is not.
The number of papers published in
the United States, Territories i'm
clading Alaska) and Canada is put at
10, 400; an increase of 591 in one year,
The growth of newspapers in some
of the Western States would be a
matter of wonder, if it were not that
this year is no exception TO the rule.
In Kansas the increase is SO and in
Nebraska 81; while the Keystone
State shows a smaller advcnce of 80
and the Buckeye State of 30. Penn
syIYania exhibits the largest increase
in dailies, II Kansas in weeklies,
81, and New York in monthlies, AZ.
Seven States show Il decrease: the
most prominent instances being New
! Hampshire and Virginia, six eacn.
The whole volume shows that great
care has been taken to sustain its rep
utation as the most comprehensive
work of the kind yet published, and
to insure accuracy in every detail.
Anything less than a complete COM
pendulum of American newspapers
and periodicals would surprise those
who are familiar with the former eff
forts of this firm, who are so we'll
known as the oldest, largest and best
known of all the American Advertis-
ing Agencies.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-04-30

Citizens Of Allegheny City, Pa,
haveformed a Reform association,
the objects of which are; ITO culti-
tiyate a proper sense Of our duty as
citizens !; to promote the election of
upright and competent men to office;
to oppose the corrupt use of money =,
treating aud other demoraizing
practices on the part of candidates
for office; to promote honor, integ-
rity and truthfullness in politics, so
that political affairs shall be govern
ed by the same rules of propriety and
morality which prevail in business
and social life; to see that the public
offices are administered for the pub
lie good to see that municipal bust.
ness is conducted on principles of in
tegritY and economy to repress vice;
to promote sanitary measures to aid
in securing sound legislation to pro-
mote the general improvement of the
laws; to bring to justice offenders
against the election laws"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-04-30

The Philadelphia Inquirer says:
eff man points an 'unloaded' gun
at you, knock him down Immediate
ly." This is excellent advice, and
we trust it will be universally fol-
lowed. In Georgia, and in several
other States, it Is misdemeanor to
point deadly weapon at a person.
Such should be the law everywhere.
But every man should be law unto
himself in this matter. tits perfectly
right to resent such practical Jokes as
are played with firearms, whether
loaded or unloaded. These silly
tricks do not always end fatally, but
they constitute ample provocation
for square knock down. When YOU
find yourself face to face with a man
who insists on "playing with your in
this manner don't stop to argue with
him. Knock him down !-Atanto
Constitution.
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asked by another stock director.
Mr.. Garrett replied that the only
way for the B. & O. to reach tina t
point without building its own line
was by submitting to certain terms
which he did not propose to do, and
that unless the terms offered by the
Pennsylvania, New Jersey Central,
and the Reading companies were
modified considerably the new line
would be built. He said surveyors
were now going over the route be.
tween Philadelphia ana Staten Is
land, and that he would have theil
reports in short time. In regard tc
the money necessary to build this
road, he said that he could get all he
wanted at very low rate of interest
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by corrupt and fraudulent primaries /;
that they have no interest in an hon.
est administration of government,
but are prompted entirely by selfish
aims; the Illegal use of money is
denounced, as is the one-man power
that now obtains in this state the
Legislature is asked to pass what is
known as the Tilden election law.
In addition, the attachment of the
meeting for the Democratic party is
affirmed, the main desire being to
cleanse it of the corruption that now
ramifies its management. President
Cleveland is endorsed, but regrets are
expressed that he has surrendered
the federal patronage of this state to
an INSCRIPTIONS politician.
These declarations are certainly
vigorous enough, and true enough.
and they will be likely to arrest the
attention of all thoughtful citizens.
A party that stands thus indicted by
its own influential members cannot
be without guile, for it is evident that
the Reform leaders were in full pos
session of the facts before they drew
the accusation.
Additional importance is given to
the Frederick meeting by the fact
that it is considered to be the open
ing rally of the Reform campaign.
Other meetings are to follow, and the
state is to be thoroughly canyassed,
!. Whether the leaders can accomplish
all the reform they want "Within the
patty" may be a serious problem
whhh only the future can solve. 1t
was substantially given out last
night that the RefOrmers are not ask
ing for outside aid. Ex-Governor
Hamilton declared that no "alliance
with Republicans" and no ''fusion"
were WaHed, as this was an effort on
the partofhonest Democrats 10 purge
their party without eXtraneous assis-
lance. 1t may be graveIy questioned
whether thee are enough honest
Dem Gratis in he state to turn the
rascals out, but as this is point
+ which the Reform leaders have al
ready decided, even a speculation
upon it would be a mere work OF
sapererogation.
Whatever opinions may exist as to
the wisdom Of the policy in this par
ticular direction, it must be admit
ted that the spirit of the speeches at
Frederick and of the resolutions
adopted is of the most patriotic char
acter, and that the sentiments which
they embOdy are such as must chal.
lenge the encOmiums of all honest
citizens. That good may come of il
is certainly hope that all may in.
dulge in.-Balt0, Herald, April %.
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How Prohibition Works in Iowa.

Dies MONIES, IA, April 21.-Gov-
ernor Larrabee has written letter in
reply to an inquiry from the secre-
tary Of the central committee of the
-prohibitory campaign of Texas in re-
gard to the workings of prohibition
in Iowa. The governor says that in
so of the 80 counties of the State pro-
hibitiOn is enforced. and in the re-
naming 10 counties it is partly en-
forced; that no property has been
deprecated by its enforcement, as
saloons make room for better and
more legitimate business that the
enforcement of the law has had no
noticeable effect upon the population
beyond causing the removal from the
State of some incurable dispensers,
and, perhaps. incurable consumers.
The effects of prohibition upon the
general welfare and habits of the
people, he says, are decidedly whole
some. Prohibition sentiment is on
the increase, and there is no doubt
that prohibition is an established
power in Iowa.
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to sustain among the nations of the
earth. 1t therefore cannot afford to
allow a little squad of malcontents.
however contemplate, to take nos.
session of a territory, defy the laws
and set up new marriage. Even if
we knew Mormonism would die Of
itself in twenty years land it may
last fifty. We should still bear
down on it with the law. 1t is a lit.
tie thing, but big disgrace to us as
a nation. 1t is blot on our shield
and the American people are going
to sponge it off-that's all.
ROBERT A. BARCLAY,
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Another Record of Crime.


city has been engaged in trying an
other set of Election Judges. The
parties upon trial this time were Jas.
III. Hamlin and Henry Heinzerling,
judges of election in the sixth pre-
cinct of the eighteenth ward. 1t will
be remembered that few weeks ago
three judges and two clerks were con.
victed for putting forty-two ballots
into the box in excess of the number
of voters, and adding to the list the
names of an equal number of persons
who did not vote. In the case of the
trial just concluded, the method or
device by which the fraud was per.
petrated was entirely different, O%.
of the judges and the two clerks were
not parties to it, and as far as the
testimony shows two of the judges
only participated in the cripe. The
clerks kept correct lists of fine voters
and the judges correctly checked off
the names. When the ballots were
counted there were, however, sixty
two more in the box than the books
showed had been yoted.
They got there by the voting of
pudding tickets, and it was shown to
be done in this way: One party would
take twelve or fourteen tickets, fold
them closely and press them with a
hot iron, and then take these closely
pressed tickets and put them in the
fold of another ticket and vote the
whole batch together. By the judge
giving them peculiar shake as he
dropped them into the box, or by
stirring the ballots around before
taking them out to count, the pud-
ding tickets would separate from the
one into which they were folded.
There were three hundred ballots in
the box, and but two hundred aud
thirty. eight voters. 1t was also
shown at the trial that a judge Of
any intelligence could tell a bundle
Of these fraudulent tickets from a
single ballot. And that they must
necessarily have gone into the box
with the knowledge and appreciation
Of the judge who received the bal
lots. 1t was also in proof that one of
the judges insisted upon placing the
ballot box in corner, away from the
light, and that whenever he would
reach into the ballot box to get a
ticket to count, he would give those
remaining stirring around, with the
evident intention of having the pud-
ding tickets to separate. In addition
to all this, the two judges just tried.
in their sworn statement, required
by local law to be made to the
grand jury, stated that the election
was fair and that there was no viola
ton of law connected with it. The
proof was clear and the parties were
convicted.
There are still other cases to be
tried and other devices and methods
to be exposed, all showing that the
elections in the largest city Of the
State are of the most fraudulent char
acter; that criminals are the judges
and the custOdians of the dearest
rights of free American citizens that
criminals and crime rule that city,
and by its false and fraudulent cleo
ton returns, rule in great measure
the entire State.-HagerStoaCn MaU,
Democrat.
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Cleveland and Reelection.


WASHINGTON, April 24.-The re-
ports of the Presidents declaration
to Senator of his intention not to
be a candidate for reelection have
naturally attracted much attention
and been the subject of wide discus
sion. Probably hundred different
inquiries were made at the White
House yesterday, and there was a
hundred different attempts to extract
some personal expression from the
President, but the President was not
to be interviewed on this point, and
all that could be obtained was a very
guarded sentence from the lips OF
Colonel Lamont, but which at the
same time was susceptible of various
interpretations. Col. Lamont is quo
ted as saying: 81 am quite sure that
the President has never said that he
would or would not accept renOmi-
nation. The question is not now con-
corning him, and l know of no occa-
sion calling for its decision at this
time" There can be no question,
however, that no authoritative or
unequivocal denial of the report has
emanated from the White House
The Senator to whom the President
spoke on the subject of the next
Presidential nomination last week
did undoubtedly and in the presence
of a number OF persons repeat the
remarks made to him, and he did so
anreservedly, as he had no intima-
ton that the President desired his
remarks to be regarded as confiden-.
tlal. This Senator now, on direct
interrogatory, has responded that he
had no authority to make any such
statement on behalf of the President,
although at the same time he has ex-
pressed in emphatic language his
own conviction that the President
does not aspire to a second term.
Whatever may be the developments
of the future in this matter of re-
nomination, it can be unhesitatingIy
affirmed that the President not only
to the Senator above alluded to, but
to other Senators and to other friends.
has substantially indicated that he
was not candidate for reelection.
1t was said this evening by Senator
that the President had even gone so
far as to write letter setting forth
his views which he had designed for
publication, but had been persuaded
to withhold it on the counsel of some
of his New York friends that it
would be premature for him to make
any statement with reference to the
next presidency so far in advance.
In a conversation to-day with
prominent Democratic Senator, who
also enjoys the distinction of having
been an important factor in the last
campaign growing out of his connec-
ton with the national executive
committee, it was stated that the
President had frequently expressed
himself twice as strongly against a
second term as he has recently been
represented in the press. "But this
will not prevent people from saying
that it is only blind" continued the
Senator, land that when the time
comes it will be found that renom-
ination will notbe so distasteful to the
occupant of the White House, 1 see
Col. Lamont comes to the front very
promptly with denial of the story,
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but it was hardly necessary for such
action to satisfy any well-informed
people about this subject. If Cleye-
land can get the nomination he will
take it, and thus end all controv ersy.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-04-30
SATURDAY, APRIL 80, 1887.

The greenback labor party of AL
legheny county, Pa, at large meet
ing Monday night formally dissolv-
ed their organization and in a body
entered the commoners party, the or
ganization built up on Henry
Georges land theories.
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TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.
TERMS OF ADVERTISING.

Correspondents must enclose full name and
address, not necessarily for publication, but
as a private guarantee of good faith. Reject
ed communications will not be returned.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-02-25
SOCIETIES OF CHRISTIAN EN-
DEAVOR.

Attention has heretofore been called
IA the TELEGRAPH to the societies of
this kind. There have been for sever
al months two societies in this city
one under the auspices of the Congre.
gationalists and one other under the
auspices of the MethOdists. Both of
these societies are reported prosperous
and gaining in number. Quite recent.
ly the Baptist church here have taken
steps preliminary to such an organiza-
ton, with encouraging prospects. All
Of these societies in the United States
are comparatively of recent date
They are intended to reach class OF
young persons older than those who
generally attend the Sunday school,
their ages being usually from fifteen
years upward. The method adopted
contemplates work for all each having
duties assigned in accordance with a
general programme. This secures
activity on the part of every member
The result of these societies, wherever
established, has been remarkably sue
cessful.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-02-25

Of the country. In Kansas the right
of women to vote at municipal cleo
tions has become law by a vote in
the Senate of % to IS, and in the House
of 90 to 20. Every one knows that
Kansas has an educated population.
In Iowa, three counties have elected
women for County Recorders; ten
counties have elected women for Coun.
ty School Superintendent. This latter
officer in Iowa is invested with impor.
tant judicial powers; the officer can
hear and decide appeals. etc. 1t is
stated that women can now hold any
elective Office in the state, except legis-
lative. In several other states like
progress of woman suffrage is reported.
In Wyoming woman suffrage has been
the law for seventeen years; there have
been repeated efforts outside of Wyom.
ing to make it appear that woman sui
frage has been a failure, but the relia-
BILE testimony is that it is proven a
success. The exercise of the suffrage
tight is as general with the women az
with the men, and the elections are as
peaceable and quiet as any other gath
erings of the people.
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THE ONE MILL SCHOOL TAX.

The legislature of this state has re-
fused. by a large majority, to repeal
the one mill tax law, which was enact
ed two years ago. There have been
loud complaints of the injustice of
this law, it being alleged that some
counties are losers while others are
gamers by its operation. We have
maintained from the first that the law
is right in principle, and that the COM
plant of it's inequality of benefits be-
tween different counties are not peril
nent to the question. The support of
our public school system is based on
the entire taxable property of the state.
This rule of taxation cannot be changed
by any school census. If it should
happen that county in the state had
not dozen children of school age, the
property in such county would be as
liable to taxation as in a county hav.
ing thousand children of school age.
This question of taxation for school
purposes was thoroughly discussed
when the adoption of the state consti-
tuition was under consideration by the
people. The question was then raised
as to the justice of taxing property
holders to pay for the education of
other peoples children? 1t seems
from the late discussions on the one
mill tax, there are still some people
who do not clearly understand the ba-
sis of taxation on which the free school
of the state rests.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-02-25
PENNY SAVINGS BANKS.

A system of savings banks has been
adopted in Great Britain, under gov
eminent regulation, that requires one
Of these banks to be within the reach
Of every man. woman and child in the
realm. the object being to encourage
children to form habits of saving, and
to secure this end the whole country is
dotted with savings banks, postal
banks and penny banks. The results
of this saving system are given and
are found to be highly encouraging
The children by thousands patronize
the penny saving banks, and thus there
is generation coming on the stage of
active life who have learned to be pro-
vident and will not waste their earn.
ings. A nation trained from youth to
manhood to habits of economy will not
need poor houses and places of correc.
ton for Migrants and idlers. Some OF
our public journals sugg st that the
general introduction of like system
here would be wise policy. 1t re-
quires legislation to regulate and rem.
der effective such saving institutions
as are now in operation in Europe.
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BRISTOL.

Mr.. Frank Roberts and Mr.. L. Fow-
Ter went to Kenosha ON Sunday to at
tend a meeting of the Young Mems
Christian Association. They report an
interesting meeting.
Mrs. M. Parks, one of our octogena-
rians, is very sick, but is improving.
II was glad when they said to me,
Let us go up to the house OF the
Lord" That was, no doubt, the opin-
ION of the family who live about a
mile from the church and had to drive
over four miles to get there, as bridge
was impossible.
Elder Selden had large congrega-
ton to listen to him on Sunday. 1t
was the first fine Sabbath since he has
been here. He gave US some very good
advice. Told us that il We would turn
from our evil ways and confess our sins
the Lord would be better pleased with
us, and he talked just as if he believed
it, The general opinion Of all spoke
to was, it was u good sermon.